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Acadecoders 2017 coding and technology camp for students
AcadeCoders

AcadeCoders 2024

ACADECODERS SUMMER 2024 This summer, AcadeCODERS is a coding and robotics camp and are excited to offer: circuits, bloxels, lego spike robotics, scratch game creation, circuits & audio synths, python & sonic pi. Campers will also enjoy the Athletik programme, focusing on various independent and group sports skills each week. 

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Acadecamp 2017 educational summer camp program poster
AcadeCamp

AcadeCamp 2024

ACADECAMP SUMMER 2024  This summer, AcadCamp is excited to offer “Traveling around the world in 38 days’! AcadeCampers will explore traveling around the world this summer in STEAM! Campers will also enjoy the Athletik programme, focusing on various independent and group sports skills each week.  Activities will be delivered in

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Open House By Appointment – Saturday, April 9, 2022

Established in 1998, Académie de la Capitale, aka Acadecap International School, invites you to our by appointment open house from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. AcadeCap is proud to be Ottawa’s first IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) authorized school! For children in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6, the IB PYP

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

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IB Inquirers in Action

​Our Science 7/8 students were in the AcadeCap maker space working on their science project data collection in preparation for the upcoming AcadeCap PSSP/OSSD iSTEAM Fair on March 4th. This offered a great opportunity for the PYP students to visit, watch the demos, and ask some questions while the older

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Teachers' Blogs

Attention Sailors!

As we explore the Atlantic provinces of Canada, students were challenged to design and construct a ship that could hold weight and stay afloat. In their teams, students had to work on social skills and self-management skills as they completed the challenge. Then, we got to test the boats in

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Teachers' Blogs

Antibiotic Resistance Role Play

The Science 12 class led students in an engaging role play to demonstrate the development of antibiotic resistance and the spread of Tuberculosis in crowded places. Source:: PSSP & OSSD

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Teachers' Blogs

Force-Acceleration Lab

The 7/8 class used some of the newly donated physical science equipment during their lab. A dynamics track with a force-acceleration sensor mounted on a smart cart can be used to explore how force, mass, and acceleration are mathematically related. Source:: PSSP & OSSD

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Teachers' Blogs

Communication is Key

The September IB PYP Learner Profile of the month is Communicator. As we start off the school year, we worked on becoming expert communicators. We learned that being a good communicator doesn’t just mean I have to be good at sharing my thoughts, but I also need to be a

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